Boroughs of Montreal

Island of Montreal now: City of Montreal (366 km²) and 15 independent municipalities

The city of Montreal is divided into 19 boroughs (in French, arrondissements), each with a mayor and council.

Powers

Boroughs and list of all fire halls in the city (listed as Casernes, French for fire hall).

The borough council is responsible for:

• Fire prevention
• Removal of household waste and residual materials
• Funding of community
• Social and local economic development agencies
• Planning and management of parks and recreational
• Cultural and sports facilities, organization of recreational sports and sociocultural activities
• Maintaining local roads
• Issuing permits
• Public consultations for amendments to city planning bylaws
• Public consultations and dissemination of information to the public
• Land use planning and borough development.

List of Montreal boroughs

Number (map)	Borough	Population Canada 2011 Census	Area in km²	Density per km²
1.	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	126,891	24.2	5,252.1
2.	Anjou	41,928	13.7	3,064.9
3.	Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	165,031	21.4	7,697.3
4.	Lachine	41,616	17.7	2,348.5
5.	LaSalle	74,276	16.3	4,565.2
6.	Le Plateau-Mont-Royal	100,390	8.1	12,348.1
7.	Le Sud-Ouest	71,546	15.7	4,562.9
8.	L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève	18,097	23.6	766.8
9.	Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve	131,483	25.4	5,174.5
10.	Montréal-Nord	83,868	11.1	7,589.9
11.	Outremont	23,566	3.9	6,121.0
12.	Pierrefonds-Roxboro	68,410	27.1	2,528.1
13.	Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles	106,437	42.3	2,517.4
14.	Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie	134,038	15.9	8,456.7
15.	Saint-Laurent	93,842	42.8	2,194.1
16.	Saint-Léonard	75,707	13.5	5,612.1
17.	Verdun	66,158	9.7	6,809.9
18.	Ville-Marie	84,013	16.5	5,085.5
19.	Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension	142,222	16.5	8,624.7

List of former boroughs

Prior to 2002 merger	Borough (2002-2006)	After 2006 demerger Bold indicates borough after January 1, 2006
Baie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city)	Beaconsfield–Baie-d'Urfé	Baie-d'Urfé (town), Beaconsfield (city)
Côte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town)	Côte-Saint-Luc–Hampstead–Montréal-Ouest	Côte Saint-Luc (city), Hampstead (town), Montreal West (town)
Dollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Roxboro (town)	Dollard-Des Ormeaux–Roxboro	Dollard-des-Ormeaux (city), Pierrefonds-Roxboro (borough)
Dorval (city), L'Île-Dorval (town)	Dorval–L'Île-Dorval	Dorval (city), L'Île-Dorval (town)
L'Île-Bizard (city), Sainte-Geneviève (town), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (town)	L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève–Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève (borough), Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (town)
Kirkland (town)	Kirkland	Kirkland (town)
Mount Royal (town)	Mount Royal	Mount Royal (town)
Pierrefonds (city), Senneville (village)	Pierrefonds-Senneville	Pierrefonds-Roxboro (borough), Senneville (village)
Montréal-Est (town), Pointe-aux-Trembles (neighbourhood), Rivière-des-Prairies (neighbourhood)	Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est	Montréal-Est (town), Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (borough)
Pointe-Claire (city)	Pointe-Claire	Pointe-Claire (city)
Westmount (city)	Westmount	Westmount (city)

Map

City of Montreal after 2002 merger with 27 boroughs.

City of Montreal after 2006 demerger with 19 boroughs.

See also

• Districts of Montreal
• History of Montreal
• Montreal Merger
• Municipal reorganization in Quebec

External links

• Official portal of Montréal